Carsten Mielke started Aikido with Jürgen Ebertowski Sensei at Aikikan / Berlin-Kreuzberg in 1993. Since 1998 he was a student of Wolfgang Baumgartner Sensei and supported the Aikido Dojo Berlin-Karow for over 12 years. While Wolfgang Baumgartner Sensei was not in Berlin, Carsten Mielke managed the Aikido Dojo Berlin-Karow. He trained in Iwama / Japan with Saito Shihan and in Santa Fe / USA with Wolfgang Baumgartner Sensei. Since 2005 he is teaching national and international seminars. Carsten Mielke now instructs the Aikido group in the 1. Friedrichshainer Budo Club e.V. in Berlin.